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Chang CY, Manesi GM, Wang WE, Hung YC, Avgeropoulos A, Ho RM. Frank-Kasper-like network phase from self-assembly of high-χ star-block copolymers. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eado4786. [PMID: 38875328 PMCID: PMC11177940 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado4786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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By taking advantage of the effects of solvent selectivity and topology on high-χ block copolymer (BCP) for self-assembly, network phases with high packing frustration can be formed in self-assembled polystyrene-b-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS). Apart from gyroid with trigonal structure and diamond with tetrahedral structure, a peculiar network phase with space group of [Formula: see text] (Frank-Kasper structure) can be found in six-arm star-block PS-b-PDMS as evidenced by small-angle x-ray scattering. Electron tomography results reveal the network phase with alternating connection of three and four struts. The observed phase behaviors suggest that the network formation is built from the bisectors of dispersive spheres in the Frank-Kasper phase, instead of building connections among them, and thus decipher the origins of complex phase formation due to the adaptive character of malleable mesoatoms.
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- Cheng-Yen Chang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Huang C, Zhang X, Lyu X. Encounter between Gyroid and Lamellae in Janus Colloidal Particles Self-Assembled by a Rod-Coil Block Copolymer. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024; 45:e2300696. [PMID: 38160322 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Controlling the internal structure of block copolymer (BCP) particles has a significant influence on its functionalities. Here, a structure-controlling method is proposed to regulate the internal structure of BCP Janus colloidal particles using different surfactants. Different microphase separation processes take place in two connected halves of the Janus particles. An order-order transition between gyroid and lamellar phases is observed in polymeric colloids. The epitaxial growth during the structural transformation from gyroid to lamellar phase undergoes a two-layered rearrangement to accommodate the interdomain spacing mismatch between these two phases. This self-assembly behavior can be ascribed to the preferential wetting of BCP chains at the interface, which can change the chain conformation of different blocks. The Janus colloidal particles can further experience a reversible phase transition by restructuring the polymer particles under solvent vapor. It is anticipated that the new phase behavior found in Janus particles can not only enrich the self-assembly study of BCPs but also provide opportunities for various applications based on Janus particles with ordered structures.
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- Chunzhi Huang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies, International (HongKong Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies, International (HongKong Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Technologies, International (HongKong Macao and Taiwan) Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials Technologies, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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Lin IM, Yang CY, Wang YM, Wang WE, Hung YC, Thomas EL, Chiang YW. Flexible Block Copolymer Metamaterials Featuring Hollow Ordered Nanonetworks with Ultra-High Porosity and Surface-To-Volume Ratio. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307487. [PMID: 37985946 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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By utilizing bicontinuous and nanoporous ordered nanonetworks, such as double gyroid (DG) and double diamond (DD), metamaterials with exceptional optical and mechanical properties can be fabricated through the templating synthesis of functional materials. However, the volume fraction range of DG in block copolymers is significantly narrow, making it unable to vary its porosity and surface-to-volume ratio. Here, the theoretically limited structural volume of the DG phase in coil-coil copolymers is overcome by enlarging the conformational asymmetry through the association of mesogens, providing fast access to achieving flexible structured materials of ultra-high porosities. The new materials design, dual-extractable nanocomposite, is created by incorporating a photodegradable block with a solvent-extractable mesogen (m) into an accepting block, resulting in a new hollow gyroid (HG) with the largely increased surface-to-volume ratio and porosity of 77 vol%. The lightweight HG exhibits a low refractive index of 1.11 and a very high specific reduced modulus, almost two times that of the typical negative gyroid (porosity≈53%) and three times that of the positive gyroid (porosity≈24%). This novel concept can significantly extend the DG phase window of block copolymers and the corresponding surface-to-volume ratio, being applicable for nanotemplate-synthesized nanomaterials with a great gain of mechanical, catalytic, and optoelectronic properties.
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- I-Ming Lin
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan
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Sadek H, Siddique SK, Wang CW, Chiu PT, Lee CC, Ho RM. Starfish-Inspired Diamond-Structured Calcite Single Crystals from a Bottom-up Approach as Mechanical Metamaterials. ACS NANO 2023; 17:15678-15686. [PMID: 37387522 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Inspired by knobby starfish, this work demonstrates a bottom-up approach for fabricating a calcite single-crystal (CSC) with a diamond structure by exploiting the self-assembly of the block copolymer and corresponding templated synthesis. Similar to the knobby starfish, the diamond structure of the CSC gives rise to a brittle-to-ductile transition. Most interestingly, the diamond-structured CSC fabricated exhibits exceptional specific energy absorption and strength with lightweight character superior to natural materials and artificial counterparts from a top-down approach due to the nanosized effect. This approach provides the feasibility for creating mechanical metamaterials with the combined effects of the topology and nanosize on the mechanical performance.
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- Hassan Sadek
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Xiang L, Li Q, Li C, Yang Q, Xu F, Mai Y. Block Copolymer Self-Assembly Directed Synthesis of Porous Materials with Ordered Bicontinuous Structures and Their Potential Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2207684. [PMID: 36255138 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Porous materials with their ordered bicontinuous structures have attracted great interest owing to ordered periodic structures as well as 3D interconnected network and pore channels. Bicontinuous structures may favor efficient mass diffusion to the interior of materials, thus increasing the utilization ratio of active sites. In addition, ordered bicontinuous structures confer materials with exceptional optical and magnetic properties, including tunable photonic bandgap, negative refraction, and multiple equivalent magnetization configurations. The attractive structural advantages and physical properties have inspired people to develop strategies for preparing bicontinuous-structured porous materials. Among a few synthetic approaches, the self-assembly of block copolymers represents a versatile strategy to prepare various bicontinuous-structured functional materials with pore sizes and lattice parameters ranging from 1 to 500 nm. This article overviews progress in this appealing area, with an emphasis on the synthetic strategies, the structural control (including topologies, pore sizes, and unit cell parameters), and their potential applications in energy storage and conversion, metamaterials, photonic crystals, cargo delivery and release, nanoreactors, and biomolecule selection.
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- Luoxing Xiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Lee TL, Lin JW, Ho RM. Controlled Self-Assembly of Polystyrene- block-Polydimethylsiloxane for Fabrication of Nanonetwork Silica Monoliths. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:54194-54202. [PMID: 36404593 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Herein, this work aims to carry out controlled self-assembly of single-composition block copolymer for the fabrication of various nanonetwork silica monoliths. With the use of lamellae-forming polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS), nanonetwork-structured films could be fabricated by solvent annealing using a PS-selective solvent (chloroform). By simply tuning the flow rate of nitrogen purge to the PS-selective solvent for the controlled self-assembly of the PS-b-PDMS, gyroid- and diamond-structured monoliths can be formed due to the difference in the effective volume of PS in the PS-b-PDMS during solvent annealing. As a result, well-ordered nanonetwork SiO2 (silica) monoliths can be fabricated by templated sol-gel reaction using hydrofluoric acid etched PS-b-PDMS film as a template followed by the removal of the PS. This bottom-up approach for the fabrication of nanonetwork materials through templated synthesis is appealing to create nanonetwork materials for various applications.
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- Tsung-Lun Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu30013, Taiwan
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Sadek H, K Siddique S, Wang CW, Lee CC, Chang SY, Ho RM. Bioinspired Nanonetwork Hydroxyapatite from Block Copolymer Templated Synthesis for Mechanical Metamaterials. ACS NANO 2022; 16:18298-18306. [PMID: 36264050 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Inspired by Mantis shrimp, this work aims to suggest a bottom-up approach for the fabrication of nanonetwork hydroxyapatite (HAp) thin film using self-assembled polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) block copolymer (BCP) with a diamond nanostructure as a template for templated sol-gel reaction. By introducing poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) into precursors of calcium nitrate tetrahydrate and triethyl phosphite, which limits the growth of forming HAp nanoparticles, well-ordered nanonetwork HAp thin film can be fabricated. Based on nanoindentation results, the well-ordered nanonetwork HAp shows high energy dissipation compared to the intrinsic HAp. Moreover, the uniaxial microcompression test for the nanonetwork HAp shows high energy absorption per volume and high compression strength, outperforming many cellular materials due to the topologic effect of the well-ordered network at the nanoscale. This work highlights the potential of exploiting BCP templated synthesis to fabricate ionic solid materials with a well-ordered nanonetwork monolith, giving rise to the brittle-to-ductile transition, and thus appealing mechanical properties with the character of mechanical metamaterials.
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- Hassan Sadek
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Siddique SK, Sadek H, Lee TL, Tsai CY, Chang SY, Tsai HH, Lin TS, Manesi GM, Avgeropoulos A, Ho RM. Block Copolymer Modified Nanonetwork Epoxy Resin for Superior Energy Dissipation. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14091891. [PMID: 35567059 PMCID: PMC9105528 DOI: 10.3390/polym14091891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Herein, this work aims to fabricate well-ordered nanonetwork epoxy resin modified with poly(butyl acrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PBA-b-PMMA) block copolymer (BCP) for enhanced energy dissipation using a self-assembled diblock copolymer of polystyrene-b-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PS-b-PDMS) with gyroid and diamond structures as templates. A systematic study of mechanical properties using nanoindentation of epoxy resin with gyroid- and diamond-structures after modification revealed significant enhancement in energy dissipation, with the values of 0.36 ± 0.02 nJ (gyroid) and 0.43 ± 0.03 nJ (diamond), respectively, when compared to intrinsic epoxy resin (approximately 0.02 ± 0.002 nJ) with brittle characteristics. This enhanced property is attributed to the synergic effect of the deliberate structure with well-ordered nanonetwork texture and the toughening of BCP-based modifiers at the molecular level. In addition to the deliberate structural effect from the nanonetwork texture, the BCP modifier composed of epoxy-philic hard segment and epoxy-phobic soft segment led to dispersed soft-segment domains in the nanonetwork-structured epoxy matrix with superior interfacial strength for the enhancement of applied energy dissipation.
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- Suhail K. Siddique
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (S.K.S.); (H.S.); (T.-L.L.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (S.K.S.); (H.S.); (T.-L.L.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (S.K.S.); (H.S.); (T.-L.L.)
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (C.-Y.T.); (S.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (C.-Y.T.); (S.-Y.C.)
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- Kaohsiung Factory R&D Department, Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd., Kaohsiung 81469, Taiwan; (H.-H.T.); (T.-S.L.)
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- Kaohsiung Factory R&D Department, Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd., Kaohsiung 81469, Taiwan; (H.-H.T.); (T.-S.L.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (G.-M.M.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, University Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (G.-M.M.); (A.A.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), GSP-1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan; (S.K.S.); (H.S.); (T.-L.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-3-573-8349; Fax: +886-3-571-5408
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Hockey-Stick Polycatenars: Network formation and transition from one dimensional to three-dimensional liquid crystalline phases. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Xie Q, Qiang Y, Li W. Single Gyroid Self-Assembled by Linear BABAB Pentablock Copolymer. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:205-209. [PMID: 35574770 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Although the double-gyroid (DG) structure has been commonly formed from the self-assembly of block copolymers, the single-gyroid (SG) structure is rarely reported. Moreover, the SG structure even shows better performance than DG in some optical applications. How to prepare the SG structure has become an attractive but challenging topic. We speculate that the SG structure can be stabilized by the synergistic effect of released packing frustration and stretched bridging block in AB-type block copolymers. Accordingly, we propose the minimum conditions for the design of architecture that enables the two mechanisms simultaneously. Following these conditions, a simple linear BABAB pentablock copolymer is successfully devised. SCFT calculations confirm that the SG phase can be stabilized by tailoring the architecture. Our work is hopeful to promote relevant experimental studies for engineering the unusual SG structure.
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- Qiong Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Key Laboratory of Computational Physical Sciences, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Chiu PT, Sung YC, Yang KC, Tsai JC, Wang HF, Ho RM. Curving and Twisting in Self-Assembly of Triblock Terpolymers Driven by a Chiral End Block. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Po-Ting Chiu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62142, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62142, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Jo S, Jun T, Jeon HI, Seo S, Kim H, Lee S, Ryu DY. Optical Reflection from Unforbidden Diffraction of Block Copolymer Templated Gyroid Films. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:1609-1615. [PMID: 35549137 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We present material substitutions and optical characterization of block copolymer (BCP)-templated gyroid structures that are obtained from a volume-asymmetric polystyrene-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA). In addition to the structural analyses reported earlier, we elucidate the optical responses to the nonaffine gyroid planes, in which the PMMA channels are complexed with Al2O3 by sequential infiltration synthesis and the organic components are further eliminated to produce an inorganic air-Al2O3 gyroid film. Grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering measurements show that three-dimensional gyroid lattices are retained in both in-plane and out-of-plane directions through these material substitution processes. Our BCP-templated gyroid films respond to the middle UV wavelength from 200 to 300 nm, and peculiar optical reflectance peaks correlate with the unforbidden {110} diffraction spots. Together with the red- and blue-shifts of the reflectance peaks by the component substitutions, the air-Al2O3 gyroid structure reveals the high-amplitude spectrum due to the large refractive-index difference between channel and matrix.
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- Seungyun Jo
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Department of Integrative Energy Engineering, Biomicrosystem Technology, and KU Photonics Center, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Mao W, Bao C, Han L. Electron Crystallographic Investigation of Crystals on the Mesostructural Scale. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2021; 27:1-11. [PMID: 34190039 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927621012149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The precise structural solution of crystals on a mesostructural scale is challenging due to the difficulties in obtaining electron diffraction and the complicated relationship between the crystal structure factors (CSFs) and the conventional underfocus phase-contrast transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images due to the large unit cell and the complex structures. Here, we present the structural investigation of mesostructured crystals via the combination of electron crystallographic Fourier synthesis and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) that only relies on the mass-thickness contrast. The three-dimensional electrostatic potential is reconstructed from the amplitudes and phases extracted from the Fourier transforms of the corresponding HAADF-STEM images and merged into a set of CSFs. This method is verified on silica scaffolds following a shifted double-diamond surface network with space group I41/amd. The results indicate that electron crystallography reconstruction by HAADF-STEM images is more suitable and accurate in determining the structure in comparison with conventional TEM electron crystallography reconstruction. This approach transfers the contrast of mesostructured crystals to images more accurately and the relationship between the Fourier transforms of HAADF-STEM images and the CSFs is more intuitive. It shows great advantages for the structural solution of crystals on the mesostructural scale.
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- Wenting Mao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, China
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Siddique SK, Lin TC, Chang CY, Chang YH, Lee CC, Chang SY, Tsai PC, Jeng YR, Thomas EL, Ho RM. Nanonetwork Thermosets from Templated Polymerization for Enhanced Energy Dissipation. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:3355-3363. [PMID: 33856816 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Herein, we aim to develop a facile method for the fabrication of mechanical metamaterials from templated polymerization of thermosets including phenolic and epoxy resins using self-assembled block copolymer, polystyrene-polydimethylsiloxane with tripod network (gyroid), and tetrapod network (diamond) structures, as templates. Nanoindentation studies on the nanonetwork thermosets fabricated reveal enhanced energy dissipation from intrinsic brittle thermosets due to the deliberate structuring; the calculated energy dissipation for gyroid phenolic resins is 0.23 nJ whereas the one with diamond structure gives a value of 0.33 nJ. Consistently, the gyroid-structured epoxy gives a high energy dissipation value of 0.57 nJ, and the one with diamond structure could reach 0.78 nJ. These enhanced properties are attributed to the isotropic periodicity of the nanonetwork texture with plastic deformation, and the higher number of struts in the tetrapod diamond network in contrast to tripod gyroid, as confirmed by the finite element analysis.
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- Suhail K Siddique
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Material Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005-1892, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Mesoscale networks and corresponding transitions from self-assembly of block copolymers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2022275118. [PMID: 33688050 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022275118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A series of cubic network phases was obtained from the self-assembly of a single-composition lamellae (L)-forming block copolymer (BCP) polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) through solution casting using a PS-selective solvent. An unusual network phase in diblock copolymers, double-primitive phase (DP) with space group of [Formula: see text], can be observed. With the reduction of solvent evaporation rate for solution casting, a double-diamond phase (DD) with space group of [Formula: see text] can be formed. By taking advantage of thermal annealing, order-order transitions from the DP and DD phases to a double-gyroid phase (DG) with space group of [Formula: see text] can be identified. The order-order transitions from DP (hexapod network) to DD (tetrapod network), and finally to DG (trigonal planar network) are attributed to the reduction of the degree of packing frustration within the junction (node), different from the predicted Bonnet transformation from DD to DG, and finally to DP based on enthalpic consideration only. This discovery suggests a new methodology to acquire various network phases from a simple diblock system by kinetically controlling self-assembling process.
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Bao C, Che S, Han L. Discovery of single gyroid structure in self-assembly of block copolymer with inorganic precursors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 402:123538. [PMID: 33254739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Triply periodic hyperbolic surfaces have attracted great attention due to their unique geometries and physical properties. Among them, the single gyroid (SG) is of significant interest due to its inherent chirality as well as the potential applications in energy and environmental science. However, the formation of the thermodynamically unstable structure is still unclear. In this work, we show the formation of SG structure in the structural transformation from the cylindrical to shifted double diamond (SDD) scaffold in a self-assembly system of diblock copolymer and silica precursors in solution. It has been found that the cylindrical tubes with zero Gaussian curvature were split and curved into hyperbolic surfaces and extruded to form SG structures and further evolved into the SDD networks. This growth or extrusion process suggests the SG structure is an intermediate phase of the cylindrical and SDD, and this transformation is found similar to the formation of butterfly wing scales (Thecla opisena), which has not been observed in neither the theoretical calculation nor the experimental self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules. We hope the structural relationship may bring new insights in understanding the formation of single networks in the biological system and the creation of new functional materials.
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- Chao Bao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China; School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
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Yang KC, Chiu PT, Ho RM. Mesochiral phases from the self-assembly of chiral block copolymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01797f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Self-assembly of block copolymers with chiral sense gives mesochiral phases possessing helical sense. With the controlled chirality of the helical cylinder and chiral network, it is appealing to fabricate chiral materials for applications.
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- Kai-Chieh Yang
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 30013
- Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 30013
- Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 30013
- Republic of China
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Zeng X, Poppe S, Lehmann A, Prehm M, Chen C, Liu F, Lu H, Ungar G, Tschierske C. A Self‐Assembled Bicontinuous Cubic Phase with a Single‐Diamond Network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7375-7379. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Xiangbing Zeng
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD UK
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD UK
- Present address: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Suzhou China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD UK
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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Zeng X, Poppe S, Lehmann A, Prehm M, Chen C, Liu F, Lu H, Ungar G, Tschierske C. A Self‐Assembled Bicontinuous Cubic Phase with a Single‐Diamond Network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiangbing Zeng
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD UK
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD UK
- Present address: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Suzhou China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sheffield Sheffield S1 3JD UK
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behaviour of MaterialsXi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle Germany
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Chiu PT, Chien YC, Georgopanos P, Sun YS, Avgeropoulos A, Ho RM. Examination of well ordered nanonetwork materials by real- and reciprocal-space imaging. IUCRJ 2019; 6:259-266. [PMID: 30867923 PMCID: PMC6400199 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252518018389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The development of well ordered nanonetwork materials (in particular gyroid-structured materials) has been investigated using a block-copolymer template for templated electroless plating as an example system for the examination of network formation using X-ray scattering. By taking advantage of the nucleation and growth mechanism of templated electroless plating, gyroid-structured Au was successfully fabricated through the development of Au nanoparticles, then tripods and branched tripods, and finally an ordered network. Each stage in the development of the network phase could then be examined by combining real-space transmission electron microscopy observations with reciprocal-space small-angle X-ray scattering results. The fingerprint scattering profile of the building block for the network (i.e. the tripod of the gyroid) could be well fitted with the form factor of an effective sphere, and the diffraction results from the ordered network could thus be reasonably addressed. As a result, the examination of well ordered network materials can be simplified as the scattering from the form factor of a sphere convoluted with the nodes of its structure factor, providing a facile method of identifying the network phases from X-ray scattering data.
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- Po-Ting Chiu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina 45110, Greece
- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, Geesthacht 21502, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Central University, No. 300 Zhongda Road, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, University Campus, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Lyu X, Tang Z, Xiao A, Zhang W, Pan H, Shen Z, Fan XH. Temperature-controlled formation of inverse mesophases assembled from a rod–coil block copolymer. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01257e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Temperature was adjusted to control the formation of inverse mesophases which can be used as templates to prepare inorganic materials.
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- Xiaolin Lyu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education
- Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Peking University
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Shimasaki Y, Kitahara M, Shoji M, Shimojima A, Wada H, Kuroda K. Preparation of Ordered Mesoporous Au using Double Gyroid Mesoporous Silica KIT-6 via a Seed-Mediated Growth Process. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:3935-3941. [PMID: 30398026 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Ordered mesoporous Au was prepared using double gyroid (cubic Ia-3d) mesoporous silica KIT-6 as a template. The Au frameworks were formed within the template via a seed-mediated growth process. Au nanoparticles were initially prepared as seeds within the mesopores, and subsequently, they were grown under mild and controlled reducing conditions. The transmission electron micrographs and scanning electron micrographs of mesoporous Au after the removal of the template revealed the formation of mesoporous Au replicas. The small-angle X-ray scattering pattern of mesoporous Au reveals that the obtained mesoporous Au has a cubic I41 32 mesostructure, which is different from that of the original template, implying that Au was deposited within only one mesochannel of the two interconnected ones. The seed-mediated growth process is a key factor in the successful formation of ordered mesoporous Au using a mesoporous silica template. Our preparative method can serve as a guide for further development of synthetic and materials chemistry of mesoporous Au.
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- Yuta Shimasaki
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Ohkubo-3, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan.,Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, Waseda University, Nishiwaseda-2, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0051, Japan
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La Y, Song J, Jeong MG, Cho A, Jin SM, Lee E, Kim KT. Templated synthesis of cubic crystalline single networks having large open-space lattices by polymer cubosomes. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5327. [PMID: 30552324 PMCID: PMC6293999 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07793-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The synthesis of biophotonic crystals of insects, cubic crystalline single networks of chitin having large open-space lattices, requires the selective diffusion of monomers into only one of two non-intersecting water-channel networks embedded within the template, ordered smooth endoplasmic reticulum (OSER). Here we show that the topology of the circumferential bilayer of polymer cubosomes (PCs)—polymeric analogues to lipid cubic membranes and complex biological membranes—differentiate between two non-intersecting pore networks embedded in the cubic mesophase by sealing one network at the interface. Consequently, single networks having large lattice parameters (>240 nm) are synthesized by cross-linking of inorganic precursors within the open network of the PCs. Our results pave the way to create triply periodic structures of open-space lattices as photonic crystals and metamaterials without relying on complex multi-step fabrication. Our results also suggest a possible answer for how biophotonic single cubic networks are created, using OSER as templates. Cubic crystalline single networks of large open-space lattices are ubiquitous in nature. Here the authors show that the topology of the circumferential bilayer of polymer cubosomes differentiates between two non-intersecting pore networks embedded in the cubic mesophase by sealing one channel network at the interface.
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- Yunju La
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.,Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.,Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, South Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, South Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
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Sheng Q, Mao W, Han L, Che S. Fabrication of Photonic Bandgap Materials by Shifting Double Frameworks. Chemistry 2018; 24:17389-17396. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Qingqing Sheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road 200240 Shanghai P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road 200240 Shanghai P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering; Tongji University; 1239 Siping Road 200092 Shanghai P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road 200240 Shanghai P.R. China
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering; Tongji University; 1239 Siping Road 200092 Shanghai P.R. China
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Liu Y, Teng W, Chen G, Zhao Z, Zhang W, Kong B, Hozzein WN, Al-Khalaf AA, Deng Y, Zhao D. A vesicle-aggregation-assembly approach to highly ordered mesoporous γ-alumina microspheres with shifted double-diamond networks. Chem Sci 2018; 9:7705-7714. [PMID: 30393532 PMCID: PMC6182608 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02967a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Alumina materials have widely been used in industrial fields, such as catalysis and adsorption. However, due to the fast sol-gel process and complicated crystalline-phase transformation, the synthesis of alumina materials with both highly ordered mesostructures and crystallized frameworks remains a great challenge. Herein, we report a novel vesicle-aggregation-assembly strategy to prepare highly ordered mesoporous γ-alumina microspheres with unique shifted double-diamond networks for the first time, by using diblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PEO-b-PMMA) as a template and aluminum isopropoxide as a precursor in a tetrahydrofuran (THF)/hydrochloric acid binary solvent. During the gradual evaporation of THF and H2O, the as-made Al3+-based gel/PEO-b-PMMA composites can be obtained through a co-assembly process based on the hydrogen bonding interaction between hydroxyl groups of alumina oligomers and PEO segments of the diblock copolymers. The formed composites exhibit a spherical morphology with a wide size distribution (diameter size 1-12 μm). Furthermore, these composite microspheres possess an inverse bicontinuous cubic mesostructure (double diamond, Pn3[combining macron]m) with Al3+-based gel buried in the PEO-b-PMMA matrix in the form of two intertwined but disconnected networks. After a simple calcination at 900 °C in air, the structure of the resultant mesoporous alumina changes to a relatively low symmetry (shifted double diamond, Fd3[combining macron]m), ascribed to the shifting of the two alumina networks due to loss of the templates. Meanwhile, the unit cell size of the alumina mesostructure decreases from ∼131 to ∼95 nm. The obtained ordered mesoporous alumina products retain the spherical morphology and possess ultra-large mesopores (∼72.8 nm), columnar frameworks composed of γ-alumina nanocrystalline particles (crystal size of ∼15 nm) and high thermal stability (up to 900 °C). As a support of Au nanoparticles, the formed Au/mesoporous γ-alumina composite catalysts have been used in the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol with a high kinetic constant k of 0.0888 min-1, implying promising potential as a catalyst support.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChEM , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , P. R. China .
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- State Key Laboratory for Pollution Control , School of Environmental Science and Engineering , Tongji University , Shanghai 200092 , P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology , ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChEM , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , P. R. China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChEM , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , P. R. China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChEM , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , P. R. China .
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- Bioproducts Research Chair , Zoology Department , College of Science , King Saud University , Riyadh 11451 , Saudi Arabia.,Botany and Microbiology Department , Faculty of Science , Beni-Suef University , Beni-Suef , Egypt
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- Biology Department , College of Sciences , Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChEM , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , P. R. China . .,State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology , Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry , Laboratory of Advanced Materials , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and iChEM , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , P. R. China .
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Lin EL, Hsu WL, Chiang YW. Trapping Structural Coloration by a Bioinspired Gyroid Microstructure in Solid State. ACS NANO 2018; 12:485-493. [PMID: 29240399 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In theory, gyroid photonic crystals in butterfly wings exhibit advanced optical properties as a result of their highly interconnected microstructures. Because of the difficulties in synthesizing artificial gyroid materials having periodicity corresponding to visible wavelengths, human-made visible gyroid photonic crystals are still unachievable by self-assembly. In this study, we develop a physical approach-trapping of structural coloration (TOSC)-through which the visible structural coloration of an expanded gyroid lattice in a solvated state can be preserved in the solid state, thereby allowing the fabrication of visible-wavelength gyroid photonic crystals. Through control over the diffusivity and diffusive distance for solvent evaporation, the single-molecular-weight gyroid block copolymer photonic crystal can exhibit desired structural coloration in the solid state without the need to introduce any additives, namely, evapochromism. Also, greatly enhanced reflectivity is observed arising from the formation of porous gyroid nanochannels, similar to those in butterfly wings. As a result, TOSC facilitates the fabrication of the human-made solid gyroid photonic crystal featuring tunable and switchable structural coloration without the synthesis to alter the molecular weight. It appears to be applicable in the fields of optical communication, energy, light-emission, sensors, and displays.
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- En-Li Lin
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University , Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University , Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University , Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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Lin TC, Yang KC, Georgopanos P, Avgeropoulos A, Ho RM. Gyroid-structured nanoporous polymer monolith from PDMS-containing block copolymers for templated synthesis. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Krishnan MR, Chien YC, Cheng CF, Ho RM. Fabrication of Mesoporous Polystyrene Films with Controlled Porosity and Pore Size by Solvent Annealing for Templated Syntheses. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:8428-8435. [PMID: 28817284 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Herein, we aim to develop a facile method for the fabrication of mesoporous polystyrene (PS) films with controlled porosity and pore size by solvent annealing. A PS polymer film is solvent-annealed using N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) vapor for the development of phase separation, followed by rapidly cooling to the preset cryogenic temperature. Subsequently, a nonsolvent (methanol) is introduced to extract the crystalline DMF from the DMF-swollen PS, giving mesoporous PS with a network structure after the removal of DMF. The porosity of the mesoporous PS films can be controlled by the degree of swelling. Most interestingly, the phase separation between PS and DMF at the thin-film state under solvent annealing can be regulated by the annealing time through the spinodal decomposition, giving the development of nanonetwork structure with controlled structural features (i.e., framework size and interframework spacing) at invariant porosity. Consequently, after the removal of DMF, mesoporous PS films with controlled porosity and pore size can be obtained and then used as a template for the fabrication of a variety of nanoporous inorganics by templated syntheses, such as nanoporous SiO2, TiO2, and Ni, providing a cost-effective way to fabricate a range of nanoporous materials with controlled porosity and pore size as well as large specific surface area for aimed applications.
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- Mohan Raj Krishnan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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Mao W, Cao X, Sheng Q, Han L, Che S. Silica Scaffold with Shifted "Plumber's Nightmare" Networks and their Interconversion into Diamond Networks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10670-10675. [PMID: 28661027 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bicontinuous structures with hyperbolic surfaces have been found in a variety of natural and synthetic systems. Herein, we present the synthesis and structural study of the shifted double-primitive networks, which is known as the rare "plumber's nightmare", and its interconversion into diamond networks. The scaffold was prepared by self-assembly of an amphiphilic triblock terpolymer and silica precursors. Electron crystallography indicates that the structure consists of two sets of hollow primitive networks shifted along 0.75b and 0.25c axes (2pcu(38 63), space group Cmcm). The "side-by-side" epitaxial relationship of the primitive and diamond networks with unit cell ratio of about 1.30 has been directly observed with the intermediate surface related to the rPD family. These results bring new insights to previous theoretical studies.
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- Wenting Mao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China.,School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China.,School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, P.R. China
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Mao W, Cao X, Sheng Q, Han L, Che S. Silica Scaffold with Shifted “Plumber's Nightmare” Networks and their Interconversion into Diamond Networks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Wenting Mao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering; Tongji University; 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering; Tongji University; 1239 Siping Road Shanghai 200092 P.R. China
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Sun T, Tang P, Qiu F, Yang Y, Shi AC. Formation of Single Gyroid Nanostructure by Order-Order Phase Transition Path in ABC Triblock Terpolymers. MACROMOL THEOR SIMUL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/mats.201700023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Tongjie Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers; Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials; Department of Macromolecular Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers; Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials; Department of Macromolecular Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers; Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials; Department of Macromolecular Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers; Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials; Department of Macromolecular Science; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy; McMaster University; Hamilton Ontario L8S 4M1 Canada
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Li H, Liu Y, Cao X, Han L, Jiang C, Che S. A Shifted Double‐Diamond Titania Scaffold. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201611012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hong Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P.R. China
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Li H, Liu Y, Cao X, Han L, Jiang C, Che S. A Shifted Double-Diamond Titania Scaffold. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 56:806-811. [PMID: 27958679 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201611012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Photonic crystals are expected to be metamaterials because of their potential to control the propagation of light in the linear and nonlinear regimes. Biological single-network, triply periodic constant mean curvature surface structures are considered excellent candidates owing to their large complete band gap. However, the chemical construction of these relevant structures is rare and developing new structures from thermodynamically stable double-network self-organizing systems is challenging. Herein, we reveal that the shifted double-diamond titania scaffold can achieve a complete band gap. The largest (7.71 %) band gap is theoretically obtained by shifting 0.332 c with the dielectric contrast of titania (6.25). A titania scaffold with similar shifted double-diamond structure was fabricated using a reverse core-shell microphase-templating system with an amphiphilic diblock copolymer and a titania source in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran and water, which could result in a 2.05-3.78 % gap.
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- Hong Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China
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Sun T, Tang P, Qiu F, Shi AC. Emergence of ordered network mesophases in kinetic pathways of order-order transition for linear ABC triblock terpolymers. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:9769-9785. [PMID: 27896358 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm02418a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Applying the string method to the self-consistent field theory (SCFT) of ABC linear triblock copolymers, we developed a new strategy to design kinetic pathways for the formation of stable or metastable network mesophases in order-order transition (OOT) processes. The design principle regarding the kinetic pathways between distinct mesophases is based on the matching relationships of both domain spacing and dominant Fourier components of the density distributions. The results suggest that complex ordered network mesophases, such as alternating diamond (DA) and alternating plumber's nightmare (PA) could be obtained in kinetic pathways between simple phases covering lamellae, cylinders and spheres. By virtue of the minimal free energy pathway (MEP) obtained, we could acquire the epitaxial relationship and phase transition mechanism. Furthermore, we managed to regulate the MEP by changing the block composition to adjust packing frustration. Two new metastable networks, core-shell five-pronged and six-pronged morphologies, were found in the kinetic pathways, further demonstrating the regulating mechanism. The results will contribute to a better understanding of the kinetic relationship between simple phases and complex networks, thus providing a platform for soft materials design via the OOT route and guiding experimental procedures to fabricate ordered network mesophases.
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- Tongjie Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composite Materials, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1
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Wang XB, Lin TC, Hsueh HY, Lin SC, He XD, Ho RM. Nanoporous Gyroid-Structured Epoxy from Block Copolymer Templates for High Protein Adsorbability. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:6419-6428. [PMID: 27245380 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nanoporous epoxy with gyroid texture is fabricated by using a nanoporous polymer with gyroid-forming nanochannels as a template for polymerization of epoxy. The nanoporous polymer template is obtained from the self-assembly of degradable block copolymer, polystyrene-b-poly(l-lactide) (PS-PLLA), followed by hydrolysis of PLLA blocks. Templated polymerization can be conducted under ambient conditions to create well-defined, bicontinuous epoxy networks in a PS matrix. By taking advantage of multistep curing of epoxy, well-ordered robust nanoporous epoxy can be obtained after removal of PS template, giving robust porous materials. The through-hole nanoporous epoxy in the film state can be used as a coated layer to enhance the adsorbability for both lysozyme and bovine serum albumin.
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- Xin-Bo Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai , Weihai, Shandong 264209, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Wu L, Zhang W, Zhang D. Engineering Gyroid-Structured Functional Materials via Templates Discovered in Nature and in the Lab. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:5004-5022. [PMID: 26291063 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In search of optimal structures for functional materials fabrication, the gyroid (G) structure has emerged as a promising subject of widespread research due to its distinct symmetry, 3D interconnected networks, and inherent chiral helices. In the past two decades, researchers have made great progress fabricating G-structured functional materials (GSFMs) based on G templates discovered both in nature and in the lab. The GSFMs demonstrate extraordinary resonance when interacting with light and matter. The superior properties of GSFMs can be divided into two categories based on the dominant structural properties, namely, dramatic optical performances dominated by short-range symmetry and well-defined texture, and effective matter transport due to long-range 3D interconnections and high integrity. In this review, G templates suitable for fabrication of GSFMs are summarized and classified. State-of-the-art optical applications of GSFMs, including photonic bandgap materials, chiral devices, plasmonic materials, and matamaterials, are systematically discussed. Applications of GSFMs involved in effective electron transport and mass transport, including electronic devices, ultrafiltration, and catalysis, are highlighted. Existing challenges that may hinder the final application of GSFMS together with possible solutions are also presented.
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- Liping Wu
- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800# Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800# Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800# Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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Park C, La Y, An TH, Jeong HY, Kang S, Joo SH, Ahn H, Shin TJ, Kim KT. Mesoporous monoliths of inverse bicontinuous cubic phases of block copolymer bilayers. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6392. [PMID: 25740100 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Solution self-assembly of block copolymers into inverse bicontinuous cubic mesophases is a promising new approach for creating porous polymer films and monoliths with highly organized bicontinuous mesoporous networks. Here we report the direct self-assembly of block copolymers with branched hydrophilic blocks into large monoliths consisting of the inverse bicontinuous cubic structures of the block copolymer bilayer. We suggest a facile and scalable method of solution self-assembly by diffusion of water to the block copolymer solution, which results in the unperturbed formation of mesoporous monoliths with large-pore (>25 nm diameter) networks weaved in crystalline lattices. The surface functional groups of the internal large-pore networks are freely accessible for large guest molecules such as protein complexes of which the molecular weight exceeded 100 kDa. The internal double-diamond (Pn3m) networks of large pores within the mesoporous monoliths could be replicated to self-supporting three-dimensional skeletal structures of crystalline titania and mesoporous silica.
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- Chiyoung Park
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- UNIST Central Research Facilities, UNIST, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, UNIST, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea [2] School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Ulsan 689-798, Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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- 1] Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST Road, Ulsan 689-798, Korea [2] KIST-UNIST-Ulsan Center for Convergence Materials, UNIST, Ulsan 689-698, Korea
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Hsueh HY, Yao CT, Ho RM. Well-ordered nanohybrids and nanoporous materials from gyroid block copolymer templates. Chem Soc Rev 2015; 44:1974-2018. [PMID: 25622806 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00424h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The design of nanostructured materials and their corresponding morphologies has attracted intense attention because of their effectiveness in tuning electronic, optical, magnetic, and catalytic properties, as well as mechanical properties. Although many technologies have been explored to fabricate nanostructured materials, templated synthesis is one of the most important approaches to fabricate nanostructured materials with precisely controlled structures and morphologies from their constituent components. In this review article, we aim to highlight the use of the self-assembly of block copolymers as an emerging and powerful tool to fabricate well-defined nanomaterials with precise control over the structural dimensions and shape, as well as over the composition and corresponding spatial arrangement. After providing a brief introduction to the synthesis of regular porous materials, including silica- and carbon-based mesoporous materials, the review focuses on the fabrication of well-ordered nanoporous polymers from the selfassembly of degradable block copolymers, in particular with gyroid-forming network morphologies, as templates for the syntheses of various materials with different entities. We highlight the principles of different templated syntheses, from the fundamentals to their practical uses in the fabrication of nanohybrids and nanoporous materials; moreover, we provide an introduction to templates, precursors, solvents, and processing. Finally, some recent examples using block copolymer structure-directed nanomaterials for applications, such as solar cells, catalysis, and drug delivery, are presented. In particular, by taking advantage of the "well-ordered" structural characteristics of the gyroid texture, the properties and applications of 3D regular nanostructures, such as the photonic behavior and optical properties of gyroid-forming nanostructures, as well as of gyroid-forming metamaterials, will be emphasized. Special attention is also given to present new developments and future perspectives in this field.
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- Han-Yu Hsueh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013, Republic of China.
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Wang HF, Yu LH, Wang XB, Ho RM. A Facile Method To Fabricate Double Gyroid as a Polymer Template for Nanohybrids. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma501957b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Hsiao-Fang Wang
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology at Weihai, Weihai, Shandong 264209, China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Lee HC, Hsueh HY, Jeng US, Ho RM. Functionalized Nanoporous Gyroid SiO2 with Double-Stimuli-Responsive Properties as Environment-Selective Delivery Systems. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma500360a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Hui-Chun Lee
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- National Synchrotron
Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann
Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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